Hobson's Choice
1954 · 107 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 9,338 VOTES · DIR. David Lean
Overview
Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploits his three daughters as cheap labour. When he declares that there will be ‘no marriages’ to avoid the expense of marriage settlements at £500 each, his eldest daughter Maggie rebels.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,395 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:31 (Creaks)
00:06:58 Alice, number 8s from t'third rack.
00:09:59 I'm going to choose husbands for the pair of you.
00:12:45 Yes, sir.
00:16:04 Aye. And she's a bit on t'ripe side for marrying, is our Maggie.
00:19:29 (Footsteps above)
00:23:00 Partnership.
00:26:50 She's a terrible rough side to her tongue has Mrs Figgins.
00:30:49 Nay, I couldn't.
00:33:41 I'll tell you what I propose!
00:38:11 Him.
00:43:48 good night, Maggie.
00:47:54 - We can't fill Maggie's place and our own. - I've got housework to do.
00:55:51 him being Temperance and all.
01:00:58 ALlCE: You took me by surprise, Will. VlCKY: Who taught you, Willie?.
01:05:08 It's a stab in the back.
01:08:15 Parties?.
01:11:55 You won't forget you've passed your word, Father?.
01:15:42 I'm not beyond liking to be reminded of this day.
01:26:06 What is it, lad?.
01:29:57 Alice and Vicky have time on their hands. Will and me have got a business to run.
01:34:00 They know all about it, Father.
01:37:05 in a wretched cellar in Oldfield Road.
01:40:06 It's no further from Chapel Street to St Ann's Square
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,395
Dialogue density13.0 lines / min
First line00:01:31
Final line01:40:06
Production Record
DirectorDavid Lean
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes9,338